specialty: Master's Students

June 10, 2015: Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation has awarded $4.4M to McMaster University for the project Virtual Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain and Integration Lab.

On June 10, 2015 the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation awarded $4.4M to McMaster University for the project: Virtual Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Powertrain and Integration Lab–a unique axle-mounted all-wheel drive chassis dynamometer system with vehicle-to-grid capabilities for advanced research on the next generation of vehicles with electrified powertrains. New Facilities to develop

June 10, 2015

April 24, 2014: The U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Co. announce the official launch of the EcoCAR 3

McMaster University is proud to be one of two Canadian universities participating in EcoCAR 3; North America’s premier collegiate-level automotive engineering competition. EcoCAR 3 is the latest in the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition (AVTC) series. AVTCs represent a unique collaboration of government, industry, and academic partners who combine resources to

April 24, 2014

March 6, 2014: McMaster receives a Chrysler Innovation Award at the Annual Innovation Awards Ceremony of Chrysler in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

March 6, 2014: McMaster receives a Chrysler Innovation Award at the Annual Innovation Awards Ceremony of Chrysler in Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA, on March 6th, 2014 for the Automotive Partnership Canada (APC) project entitled “Next Generation Affordable Electrified Powertrains with Superior Energy Efficiency and Performance-Leadership in Automotive Powertrain (LEAP).”

March 6, 2014

October 25, 2013: McMaster receives more than $24M in major partnerships with the federal government, Chrysler and industry

Chrysler Group partners with Canadian government—McMaster University to develop advanced electric and hybrid powertrains

October 25, 2013

May 15, 2013: Mac Formula Hybrid Student Team receives the First Place GM Best Engineered Hybrid Systems Award and the IEEE Engineering the Future Award at the 2013 Formula Hybrid International Competition.

The team also won the First Place in the Design Competition and the First Place in Business Presentation. In addition, the team won the Third Place Chrysler Innovation Award and the Third Place Overall Hybrid.

May 15, 2013

May 9, 2013: McMaster opens 80,000 square-foot McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC)

McMaster opens 80,000 square-foot McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC) – shaping what, how we drive with new $26M auto lab Government of Canada Announcement Announcement Photos (by Ron Scheffler)

May 9, 2013

April 2, 2013: Spring edition of McMaster Times magazine features McMaster automotive research

Spring edition of McMaster Times magazine features McMaster automotive research – Driving Toward the Future

April 2, 2013

January 15, 2013: MacAUTO charges ahead with EV development

MacAUTO charges ahead with EV development

January 15, 2013

August 24, 2011: Government of Canada Invests in McMaster University’s Automotive Resource Centre

Government of Canada Invests in McMaster University’s Automotive Resource Centre University researchers and the automotive industry will now come together to develop “green” automotive technologies, thanks to a new investment by the Government of Canada. The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario), announced the

August 24, 2011

June 15, 2011: Auto industry game-changer comes to McMaster

Auto industry game-changer comes to McMaster

June 15, 2011

May 10, 2010: Dr. Ali Emadi named Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain

Dr. Ali Emadi named Canada Excellence Research Chair in Hybrid Powertrain and will move to McMaster University in 2011. Announcement Video Announcement Video

May 10, 2010